WICHITA, Kan.  We chased all the candidates out of Kansas! Rick Santorum boomed as he took the podium one day before Saturdays caucuses in the state, which his two leading rivals are not seriously pursuing.

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich have largely bypassed Kansas and its 40 delegates to the Republican convention, instead focusing on the bigger prizes of Alabama and Mississippi, whose primaries are on Tuesday. But that did not stop Mr. Santorum from laying into both rivals with biting words as he sought to motivate supporters to give him a big victory here to carry into the Deep South, which new polls on Friday showed to be fluid.

Skipping entirely the social issues with which he has become identified, Mr. Santorum declared himself the one candidate whose conservative record on health care and energy would present a sharp contrast with President Obama.

He accused Mr. Romney of falsifying his past support for a national health insurance mandate similar to the one in Massachusetts.

Theres only one thing worse than having bad policy, which he does have, and thats not telling the truth to the American public, Mr. Santorum said.

Mr. Romney has said he never supported a national requirement to buy health insurance.

Aiming at Mr. Gingrich, who has made lowering gas prices a particular focus of his campaign lately, Mr. Santorum accused him of hypocrisy for once embracing a cap-and-trade energy policy.

I dont sit on a couch with any other woman; I sit on a couch with my wife, Mr. Santorum said, a dig at Mr. Gingrich for making an anti-global-warming advertisement with Nancy Pelosi, the House minority leader, and for marrying three times.

And then: While ACGm (a lobbying firm,) paid Santorum $65,000 in 2010 as a consultant, ACG worked with clients on stimulus issues. For instance, the West Penn Allegheny Health System paid Santorums firm tens of thousands to help with Health issues in the Stimulus Bill.

Santorum also joined the board of Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS), a publicly traded health-care management firm that owns hospitals and healthcare facilities around the country. The company paid him nearly $400,000 in director fees and stock options before he stepped down from the board last year. The company has long served as a source of political support for Santorum, with company CEO Alan B. Miller serving as a major contributor to the senator and, now, presidential candidate. *********************************************

KS is caught up in Presidential politics- we are excited that Sen Rick Santorum and his wife, Karen, are working KS hard for a big, KS win. Rick was in northeast KS today, Friday Rally for Rick at Jabara Airport at 5 pm, free & families welcome. Then, Cookies & Coffee with Karen Santorum 7:00 Friday at Santorum headquarters 155 N Market, Wichita, free & families welcome. Karen is an attorney and neonatal intensive care nurse, mother of 7 and will tell us her opinion of Obamacare. Free & Families welcome. (From VT's page!) Karen Santorum is ALSO the mother of Bella, a special needs child who was never supposed to make it out of the hospital. Bella is now 4. I showed Karen Santorum a picture of my SN GD, Kaitlyn, and she wrote, "I love you Kaitlyn! God Bless you! Mrs. Santorum" on the back of Kate's picture!

KS is caught up in Presidential politics- we are excited that Sen Rick Santorum and his wife, Karen, are working KS hard for a big, KS win. Rick was in northeast KS today, Friday Rally for Rick at Jabara Airport at 5 pm, free & families welcome. Then, Cookies & Coffee with Karen Santorum 7:00 Friday at Santorum headquarters 155 N Market, Wichita, free & families welcome. Karen is an attorney and neonatal intensive care nurse, mother of 7 and will tell us her opinion of Obamacare. Free & Families welcome. (From VT's page!) Karen Santorum is ALSO the mother of Bella, a special needs child who was never supposed to make it out of the hospital. Bella is now 4. I showed Karen Santorum a picture of my SN GD, Kaitlyn, and she wrote, "I love you Kaitlyn! God Bless you! Mrs. Santorum" on the back of Kate's picture!

KS is caught up in Presidential politics- we are excited that Sen Rick Santorum and his wife, Karen, are working KS hard for a big, KS win. Rick was in northeast KS today, Friday Rally for Rick at Jabara Airport at 5 pm, free & families welcome. Then, Cookies & Coffee with Karen Santorum 7:00 Friday at Santorum headquarters 155 N Market, Wichita, free & families welcome. Karen is an attorney and neonatal intensive care nurse, mother of 7 and will tell us her opinion of Obamacare. Free & Families welcome. (From VT's page!) Karen Santorum is ALSO the mother of Bella, a special needs child who was never supposed to make it out of the hospital. Bella is now 4. I showed Karen Santorum a picture of my SN GD, Kaitlyn, and she wrote, "I love you Kaitlyn! God Bless you! Mrs. Santorum" on the back of Kate's picture!

I neither detest Gingrich, nor do I love him. I do not TRUST him. Above all, Gingrich has said, despite scientific knowledge and the doctrine of his church, that human life begins after “successful implantation.” This leaves the door open to fetal stem cell experimentation, the murder of “snowflake” babies, and only God knows what else.

It is at the moment of conception that the Creator endows each human being with the unalienable right to life, and as long as there is one candidate who supports this self-evident truth (Santorum), I am bound to support him in truth.

This is the moment of truth for our country, the point at which we must make a decision as to the national character. Will we choose the truth of Natural Law and the vision of the Founders, or choose the culture of death, however indirectly? Our fortunes are inextricably bound with the state of our morality as a people. That’s Natural Law. Natural Law is the truth. It is independent of personal opinion. Natural Law is what made possible the success of a ragged group of colonists against the world’s greatest army. Natural Law has been the instrument by which America has survived, prospered, and been a force for good in the world.

I would rather throw my lot and my honor with a ragged candidacy who supports the truth as to when life begins, than support a statesman who relies on his inaccurate personal opinion.

I watched the video, and it is very powerful. Excellent, in fact. IIRC, Bishop Sheridan has been one of the conservatives. I’m not sure what you’re asking. I think the Bishop and Fr. Hollowell really mean it, but I have no idea as to whether or not they have a planned strategy.

Faithful Catholics have wanted the Bishops to fight, and this video acknowledges (finally!) that we’re in a *war* - not a good time for the liberal “pastoral” approach.

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